Bottling apparatus.



Y No. 721,854. PATENTED MAR. 3,-1903.

' I J. BE-ISER.

B OTTLING APPARATUS- APPLICATION FILED 82M. 22, 1902.

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PATENTED MAR. 3, 1903;-

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Attorneys) UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.TOHN BEISER, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

BOTTLING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,854, dated March 3,1903. Application filed September 22, 1902. $erial No. 124,384. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN BEISER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at 1996St. Catherine street, in the city of Montreal,county of Hochelaga, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bottling Apparatus; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the art of bottle filling and corking, and itsobject is to provide apparatus for this purpose constructed and arrangedwith a special View for bottling upon short notice and in an expeditiousmannercarbonatedbeverages of different kinds.

My invention consists in a certain construction and combination of partsto be more fully described hereinafter, and definitely set forth I inthe claims. In the drawings, which fully illustrate my invention, Figure1 represents the same in side elevation. Fig. 2 represents particularlythe corking apparatus in front elevation, the operating-lever beingshown in section. Fig. 3 shows, upon an enlarged scale, a verticalsection of the upper portion of the corking apparatus,this section beingtaken substantially upon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontalcross-section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan of aportion of the bottling apparatus shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 6 issubstantially a side elevation of an auxiliary filling-cap which I usein filling peculiarly-formed bottles. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a standshown in Fig. 1 and carry ing cylinders containing different kinds ofbeverages intended for bottling.

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Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents a housing orguide provided below with a base-plate 2, supported upon front and rearstandards, indicated, respectively, by 3 and 4, attached to the same bymeans of suitable bolts 5. As indicated most clearly in Fig. 2, thefront standard 3 has an elongated upper portion provided with a verticalslot 6, through which passes an operatinglever, which will be describedmore fully hereinafter. The lower portion of this standard is formedinto two legs 7, which may be formed substantially as shown in Fig. 2.The construction of the rear standard 4 is best illustrated'inFigl, andit should appear from the drawings that the construction and arrangement of these supports are such as to insure good stability for theapparatus resting upon them. Referring again to the housing 1, it may besaid that it comprises substantially upright sidemembers 8, providedwith cross members 9 near the upper and lower portions thereof. On theirinner faces these side members are provided with vertical slots orgrooves 10, extending from the upper extremity of the same to a pointopposite the lower one of the cross members 9, below which point theside membersare reduced in thickness, as indicated at 11; A movablefilling-head 12 is provided, which is adapted to be guided vertically bymeans of the aforesaid grooves 10. This head projects forwardly, asindicated, and is provided with a vertical opening 13, in which ismounted a suitable cork-chamber 14, which cork-chamber will be morefully described hereinafter. At its rear this filling-head is formedinto a vertical rack 15, which cooperates with a segment 16, whichsegment is rigidly carried by an arbor 17 and operated by means of alever 18, a suitable handle 19 being provided for this purpose,wherefore the filling-head 12 may be raised or lowered at the will ofthe operator. Above the filling head 12 is mounted in a similar manner acorking-head 20, to the lower-portion of which is attached a draw-rod21, which hangs vertically downward, as indicated, and passes through anenlarged opening 22 in the aforesaid filling-head. This corking-headprojects forwardly and carries a vertical corking-plunger 23, which isadjustable by means of the nuts 24, and this plunger is substantially inaxial alinement with the bore 25 of the aforesaid cork-chamber, as willbe readily understood. This cork chamber 14: is held in place by asuitable nut 26, mounted upon its threaded extremity, and its lowerportion is formed into an enlarged chamber, in which is carried asealing-washer 27, having a conical bore opening downwardly, asindicated, this washer being held in place by a cap-nut 28. Asindicated, the upper portion of the bore 25 flares outwardly tofacilitate the introduction of a cork. At a point above thesealingwasher 27 an inlet connection 29 is provided for admitting fluidto the cork-chamber, and a drip-cock 30 is provided,as indicated,suitable pipe connections 31 being provided for conducting fluid to thecork-chamber, which pipe connections should include a suitable valve orstop-cock 32. Referring again to the hand-lever 18, it will appear thatthe same is provided with a lip 33, which is adapted to codperate with afixed quadrant 34, the teeth of which project downwardly, as indicated,wherefore when the filling-head has been depressed by means of the leverthe same maybe maintained in this depressed position. The quadrant 34may be secured to one of the side members 8, as indicated.

The cork-chamber shown in Fig. 3 is adapted for filling ordinarybottles.

The bottling operation is conducted sub stantially as follows: A block35 (shown in Fig. 1) is placed upon the base-plate 2, which block isprovided with a suitable recess conforming to the shape of the base ofthe bottle 36, whereupon the handle 19 is operated, depressing thefilling-head in the manner described until the scaling-washer 27, which,by the way, is preferably formed of rubber, seats itself firmly over themouth of the bottle. When the fillinghead has been depressed in thismanner, it will enable a cork or stopper to be introduced in the flaringmouth of the cork-chamber, whereupon the corking-head 20 will bedepressed by mechanism to be described later, forcing the cork wellwithin the bore of the cork-chamber. \Vhen this has been done, the valve32 may be opened to fill the bottle, whereupon a further depression ofthe corking-head 20 will pass the cork through the cork-chamber and intothe neck of the bottle, as will be readily understood. The mechanism foroperating the corking-head comprises an olfset foot 37, secured to thethreaded extension of the aforesaid draw-rod 21 and having a bifurcatedextremity attached to a corking-lever 38. As indicated in Fig. 1, thiscorking-lever has its fulcrum at 39 upon the standard 4 and projectswell in front of the machine, as indicated, where it is adapted to haveattached to it convenient means for depressing it, a spring 40 operatingto return it to its normal position. This corking-lever may be operatedby means of an offset handle 41, slidably mounted upon it, or a movablesaddle 42 may be used, upon which the operator may sit, so as to applyhis whole weight to move the lever, or a removable swinging stirrup 43may be employed for this purpose.

An auxiliary filling-nipple 44 is provided, and it has a threadedopening 45, wherefore it may take the place of the removable cap 28. Itsbody constitutes a stop-cock 16, and its lower portion terminates in ashort tubular extension 47, which is adapted to be introduced into thespout of the siphon-bottle or similar receptacle, as will be readilyunderstood, asealing-washer 48 being employed, which is retained inposition by a cap-nut 49.

Near the apparatus which has been described I provide a stand 50, uponwhich are mounted a plurality of cylinders 51 52, containing beveragesof different kinds. The cylinders 51 are represented in use and arrangedso as to surround a central cylinder 53 of large size, this centralcylinder being intended to contain that beverage for which there is thegreatest demand. Above these cylinders is mounted a spider 54,constructed of piping, as indicated, including pipe connections andindividual valves 55, controlling communication between each of thecylinders 51 with the central pipe 56. This central pipe connects, bymeans of a suitable hose 57, with a pipe 58, leading to a gas-cylinder59 of the common form used in commerce. The cylinder 59 may besurmounted by a suitable bleeder-valve 60,and the pipe 58 carries thegas from the cylinder 59 through a safety-valve 61, a pressure-gage 62,and avalve 63. A section of hose 6 1- is adapted to lead the beveragesfrom the central pipe 56 to the cork-chamber, passing through the valve32, which has already been referred to. Now by manipulating the valvesbetween the gas-cylinder 59 and the cylinders 51 any one of thecylinders 51 may be charged to the desired pressure, and evidently byclosing the valves leading from the cylinder 59 any one of the cylinders51 may be brought into communication through the hose connection 64 withthe bottling apparatus. From the arrangement and construction of thisapparatus it should readily appear that the beverages in the cylinders51 could be quickly charged from the cylinder 59, being suitably shakenduring the charging operation to facilitate the absorption of the gas ina manner well understood. Furthermore,if the attendant had been engagedcontinuously in bottling a particular kind of beverage he could upon afew moments notice adapt the apparatus for bottling any other beveragecontained in any of the cylinders 51 upon the stand, and it should alsoappear that from the nature and construction of this apparatus itsportability becomes a marked feature, adapting it to be carried fromplace to place upon a wagon or other vehicle, so that the attendantcould dispense bottled beverages in quantities to suit the demand.

In order to limit the downward movement of the corking-head 20, Iprovide a short section of chain 69, connecting the head with thehousing 1, as indicated.

I do not limit myself to the precise form of my invention which I havedescribed, and modifications thereof not departing from the spirit ofthe same should be considered within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bottling-machine, in combination,

a vertical guide, a filling-head mounted therein, a lever, a segmentoperated thereby, said filling-head comprising a rack meshing with saidsegment, a quadrant having teeth, and said lever having a lip adapted toengage therewith to maintain said filling-head in a depressed position.

2. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a vertical guide, afilling-head movable thereupon, said filling-head havinga verticalopening therethrough, a corking-head above said filling-head, a pull-rodpassing through said openingand connecting with said corkinghead, andmeans for normally maintaining said corking-head in an elevatedposition.

3. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a filling-head, meansforguiding the same vertically, a corkinghead above said fillinghead,said filling-head having an opening, a member passing therethrough andconnecting with said corking-head, a lever adapted to control saidfilling-head, and means for normally maintaining said corking-head in anelevated position.

4. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a filling-head, a corking-headthereabove, means for guiding said head vertically, said filling-headhaving an opening therethrough, a member passing through said openingand connecting with said corking-head, a lever controlling saidfilling-head, a lever adapted to control said corking-head, and a springconstraining said corking-head. v

5. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a housing having a verticalgroove therein constituting a guide, a filling-head guided by saidgroove, a corking-head thereabove guided by the same groove, means fordepressing said filling-head, means for depressing said corking-head,and means for constraining said corking-head toward an elevatedposition.

6. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a housing having verticalguideways, a fillinghead guided thereby, a corking-head thereabovemovable in the same guideways, said filling-head having an openingtherethrough, a member passing through said opening and connecting withsaid corking-head, a lever controlling said-member, and a levercontrolling said filling-head.

7. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a housing having substantiallyvertical guideways, a filling-head movably mounted therein, acorking-head thereabove and mounted in the same guideways, saidfilling-head having an opening therethrough, a member connected withsaid corking-head and passing through said opening, a lever adapted todepress said filling-head, and means for locking said filling-headagainst return.

8. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a housing havingsubstantiallyvertical guideways, a filling-head movably mounted uponsaid guideways, a corking-head thereabove and mounted in the sameguideways, said filling-head having an opening therethrough, a memberpassing through said opening and connected with said corking-head, alever adapted to depress said filling-head, means for locking said leveragainst return, and a lever connected with said member.

9. In a bottling-machine, in combination, substantially verticalguideways, a fillinghead movable therein, a corking-head thereabove andmounted in the same guideways, said filling-head having an openingtherethrough, a pull-rod passing through said opening and connected withsaid corking-head, a lever connected with said pull-rod, and a springnormally constraining said lever.

10. In a bottling-machine, in combination,

vertical guideways, a filling-head mounted on said guideways, acorking-head thereabove and mounted in the same guideways, saidfilling-head having an opening therethrough, a pull-rod passing throughsaid opening and connecting with said corking-head, a lever adapted todepress said filling-head, means for locking said lever against return,a lever connected with said pull-rod, and a spring normally constrainingsaid last lever.

11. In a bottling-machine, in combination, a substantially verticalguide, a filling-head mounted thereupon, a corking-head mounted uponsaid guide thereabove,na segment 00- operating with said filling-head, alever controlling said segment and adapted to depress said filling-head,means for locking said lever against return, a pull-rod depending fromsaid corking-head, a lever connected therewith, and a springconstraining said corkinghead upwardly.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN BEISER. Witnesses:

J. A. MARION, F. MYNARD.

